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Overview of the events of 2000 in hip hop music
This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2000.
Released albums
Release Date[ 1]
Artist
Album
January 4
Big Hawk
Under Hawk's Wings
Jungle Brothers
V.I.P.
January 18
Killa Tay
Snake Eyes
Outsidaz
Night Life
MC Breed
The Thugz, Vol. 1
January 25
The LOX
We Are the Streets
Hypnotize Camp Posse
Three 6 Mafia Presents: Hypnotize Camp Posse
January 27
Lil Boosie
Youngest of da Camp
February 1
Tha Eastsidaz
Tha Eastsidaz
February 8
Ghostface Killah
Supreme Clientele
dead prez
Let's Get Free
MC Breed
Rare Breed
Screwball
Y2K: The Album
February 15
Trick Daddy
Book of Thugs
February 22
D.I.T.C.
D.I.T.C.
Kid Koala
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
February 29
Beanie Sigel
The Truth
Blackalicious
Nia
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
BTNHResurrection
March 7
Black Rob
Life Story
March 14
Do or Die
Victory
March 21
Ice Cube
War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)
3X Krazy
Dual Committee
Murder Inc Records
Irv Gotti Presents: The Murderers
Trina
Da Baddest Bitch
March 28
Common
Like Water for Chocolate
Drag-On
Opposite of H2O
April 4
Big Pun
Yeeeah Baby
Rah Digga
Dirty Harriet
April 11
Da Brat
Unrestricted
Del the Funky Homosapien
Both Sides of the Brain
April 18
Tony Touch
The Piece Maker
April 25
Cypress Hill
Skull & Bones
E.S.G.
City Under Siege
Ying Yang Twins
Thug Walkin'
April 28
Looptroop
Modern Day City Symphony
May 2
504 Boyz
Goodfellas
May 9
Killah Priest
View from Masada
Half a Mill
Milíon
Suga Free
The Konnectid Project, Vol. 1
May 16
DJ Quik
Balance & Options
Spice 1
The Last Dance
Big Tymers
I Got That Work
May 23
Deltron 3030
Deltron 3030
DenGee
DenGee Livin'
Dilated Peoples
The Platform
Eminem
The Marshall Mathers LP
Latino Velvet
Velvet City
Mac Dre
Heart of a Gangsta, Mind of a Hustla, Tongue of a Pimp
Sauce Money
Middle Finger U
May 30
Kid Rock
The History of Rock
Zion I
Mind Over Matter
June 6
Jurassic 5
Quality Control
People Under the Stairs
Question in the Form of an Answer
June 13
Quasimoto
The Unseen
Slum Village
Fantastic, Vol. 2
Three 6 Mafia
When the Smoke Clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1
Z-Ro
Z-Ro vs. the World
June 20
Afroman
Because I Got High
Busta Rhymes
Anarchy
Celly Cel
Deep Conversation
MC Eiht
N' My Neighborhood
Mr. Serv-On
War Is Me, Pt. 1: Battle Decisions
Delinquent Habits
Merry-Go-Round
June 27
Brotha Lynch Hung
EBK4
Erick Sermon
Erick Onasis
Freddie Foxxx
Industry Shakedown
JT the Bigga Figga
Puttin' It on the Map
Lil' Kim
The Notorious K.I.M.
Mo Thugs Family
Mo Thugs III: The Mothership
Nelly
Country Grammar
July 4
Ruff Ryders
Ryde or Die Vol. 2
July 18
Canibus
2000 BC
Big Moe
City of Syrup
Lil' Flip
The Leprechaun
Channel Live
Armaghetto
Dan the Automator
A Much Better Tomorrow
July 25
Baha Men
Who Let the Dogs Out
B-Legit
Hempin' Ain't Easy
C-Bo
Enemy of the State
Kool Keith
Matthew
Mr. Marcelo
Brick Livin'
Project Pat
Murderers & Robbers
July 31
Slum Village
Best Kept Secret
August 1
Big L
The Big Picture
August 8
De La Soul
Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump
Sole
Bottle of Humans
August 15
Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz
We Still Crunk!!
South Park Mexican
The Purity Album
August 22
Fiend
Can I Burn?
Lil' Zane
Young World: The Future
Wyclef Jean
The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book
August 29
Amil
A.M.I.L. - All Money Is Legal
Daz Dillinger
R.A.W.
Don Cisco
Oh Boy
L.V.
How Long
September 5
Mack 10
The Paper Route
C-Murder
Trapped in Crime
Aesop Rock
Float
September 12
Afroman
Sell Your Dope
LL Cool J
G.O.A.T. Featuring James T. Smith: The Greatest of All Time
Richie Rich
The Game
Too Short
You Nasty
September 19
Cam'ron
S.D.E.
Nature
For All Seasons
Sean T
Heated
Tela
The World Ain't Enuff
September 26
The Black Eyed Peas
Bridging the Gap
Cella Dwellas
The Last Shall Be First
Mystikal
Let's Get Ready
Shyne
Shyne
Shad Moss
Beware of Dog
Phife Dawg
Ventilation: Da LP
October 3
T.W.D.Y.
Lead the Way
Eligh
Gas Dream
Soul Assassins
Soul Assassins II
Guru
Guru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 3: Streetsoul
Scarface
The Last of a Dying Breed
Jedi Mind Tricks
Violent by Design
October 10
Afu-Ra
Body of the Life Force
E-40
Loyalty and Betrayal
Flesh-n-Bone
5th Dog Let Loose
Ja Rule
Rule 3:36
M.O.P.
Warriorz
Murs
Murs Rules the World
October 17
Everlast
Eat at Whitey's
Ludacris
Back for the First Time
Mausberg
Non Fiction
Reflection Eternal
Train of Thought
October 24
Souls of Mischief
Trilogy: Conflict, Climax, Resolution
Willie D
Loved by Few, Hated by Many
Young MC
Ain't Goin' Out Like That
October 31
Binary Star
Masters of the Universe
The Cross Movement
Human Emergency
Insane Clown Posse
Bizzar /Bizaar
JAY-Z
The Dynasty: Roc La Familia
OutKast
Stankonia
Twiztid
Freek Show
Micranots
Obelisk Movements
Snoop Dogg
Dead Man Walkin'
November 7
Necro
I Need Drugs
Outlawz
Ride wit Us or Collide wit Us
The Pharcyde
Plain Rap
Punchline & Wordsworth
Punch n' Words
November 13
Twiztid
Cryptic Collection
November 14
Prodigy
H.N.I.C.
Masters of Illusion
Masters of Illusion
November 21
Ill Will Records
Nas & Ill Will Records Presents QB's Finest
Wu-Tang Clan
The W
B.G.
Checkmate
Capone-N-Noreaga
The Reunion
8Ball & MJG
Space Age 4 Eva
Doggy's Angels
Pleezbaleevit!
Lil' O
Da Fat Rat wit da Cheeze
November 28
Master P
Ghetto Postage
Rawkus Records
Lyricist Lounge 2
December 5
Funkmaster Flex
The Mix Tape, Vol. IV
Memphis Bleek
The Understanding
AMG
Bitch Betta Have My Money 2001
December 12
Xzibit
Restless
South Park Mexican
Time Is Money
December 19
Lil Wayne
Lights Out
Snoop Dogg
Tha Last Meal
Highest-charting singles
Highest first-week sales
List of top ten albums with the highest first-week
Number
Album
Artist
1st-week sales
1st-week position
1
The Marshall Mathers LP Eminem
1,760,000
1
2
The Dynasty: Roc La Familia Jay-Z
558,000
1
3
Stankonia Outkast
530,000
2
4
Tha Last Meal Snoop Dogg
397,238
9
5
Let's Get Ready Mystikal
330,000
1
6
The W Wu-Tang Clan
301,000
5
7
BTNHResurrection Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
280,000
2
8
Rule 3:36 Ja Rule
276,000
1
9
Ryde or Die Vol. 2 Various artists
254,000
2
10
Country Grammar Nelly
235,000
3
See also
References
^ "The Top 100 Hip-Hop Albums of 2000" .^ "The Hot 100 Chart" . Billboard ^ "Reviews for Stankonia by OutKast" . Metacritic CBS Interactive . Retrieved July 17, 2013 .^ "Reviews for The W by Wu-Tang Clan" . Metacritic . CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 17, 2013 .^ "Reviews for The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem" . Metacritic . CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 17, 2013 .^ "Reviews for Quality Control by Jurassic 5" . Metacritic . CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 17, 2013 .^ "Reviews for Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump by De La Soul" . Metacritic . CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 17, 2013 .^ "Reviews for Restless by Xzibit" . Metacritic . CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 2, 2020 .^ "Reviews for Bridging the Gap by Black Eyed Peas" . Metacritic . CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 18, 2017 .^ "Reviews for Let's Get Ready by Mystikal" . Metacritic . CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 3, 2020 .^ "Critic Reviews for G.O.A.T. by LL Cool J" . Metacritic . Retrieved July 23, 2021 .^ "Reviews for The Platform by Dilated Peoples" . Metacritic . CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 19, 2017 .^ "Reviews for The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book by Wyclef Jean" . Metacritic . CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 15, 2014 .^ "Critic Reviews for Eat at Whitey's" . Metacritic . CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 23, 2021 .^ "Critic Reviews for Tha Last Meal by Snoop Dogg" . Metacritic . Retrieved July 23, 2021 .^ "Critic Reviews for Plain Rap by The Pharcyde" . Metacritic . Retrieved July 23, 2021 .^ "Critic Reviews for 2000 B.C. by Canibus" . Metacritic . Retrieved July 23, 2021 .^ "Critic Reviews for Ghetto Postage by Master P" . Metacritic . Retrieved July 23, 2021 .^ "Critic Reviews for Rule 3:36 by Ja Rule" . Metacritic . Retrieved July 23, 2021 .
